Indonesia’s trade surplus narrowed in January as prices of key commodity exports including coal and natural gas declined during the month. The country recorded a trade surplus of $3.87 billion, narrowing slightly from $3.89 billion a month ago. Analysts polled by The Wall Street Journal tipped for a $3.27 billion surplus. Indonesia recorded trade surpluses […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is urging micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to raise funds from the capital market. SEC chairperson Emilio Aquino said the COVID-19 pandemic has caused many financial problems for a lot of MSMEs around the country. “We at the SEC hope to stem their financial woes […]
Read MoreThailand’s Commerce Ministry is scheduled to organise about 450 activities to stimulate exports this year, focusing mainly on four potential markets namely the Middle East, South Asia, China, and the CLMV (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam), a senior official has said. The ministry is also keen to tap new markets such as Central Asia and […]
Read MoreAfter registering contraction in real gross domestic product (GDP) for two consecutive years, Brunei is expected to grow by 2.6 per cent in 2023. The optimistic outlook was shared by the Centre for Strategic and Policy Studies (CSPS) in its newly-released CSPS Brunei Economic Outlook 2023. There is normalisation of economic activity following the lifting […]
Read MoreThe Vietnam Maritime Corporation (VIMC) reported its profit exceeding US$130 million in 2022, for the second year in a row. HÀ NỘI – The Vietnam Maritime Corporation (VIMC) reported its profit exceeding US$130 million in 2022, for the second year in a row. While the final figure was still not yet made public while under […]
Read MoreThe Lao Statistic Bureau (LSB) held a meeting on 7 February at the Bank of the Lao PDR (BOL) to announce its plans to identify and address the cause of rising prices of goods in the country. The conference was chaired by Ms. Salika Chanthalavong, Deputy Director General of the LSB’s Economics Statistics Department, and […]
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